Utah State University
University Libraries
Digital InitiativesDigitalCommons@usu.edu
Library.usu.edu
United States
Primary Contact:
Dylan Burns
Digital Scholarship Librarian
435-797-2623
Program Overview
USU Libraries is committed to the open dissemination of knowledge, as well as its delivery in new forms. Our publishing efforts emphasize open access and a commitment to look beyond traditional monographs and scholarly articles to disseminate dynamic scholarly works that can incorporate multimedia and social communications-style input.
Year publishing activities began: 2009
Organization: centralized library publishing unit/department
Total FTE in support of publishing activities: professional staff (1); paraprofessional staff (.15); undergraduates (.5)
Funding sources (%): library operating budget (100)
Stage of publishing efforts (1–5):
Open access focus (1–5):
Advisory/editorial board:
Publishing Activities
Library-administered university press publications in 2017: 45
Library publications in 2017: campus-based faculty-driven journals (6); campus-based student-driven journals (1); journals produced under contract/MOU for external groups (1); monographs (2)
Number of open access titles: journals (6); monographs (2)
Number of paid titles:
Number of hybrid titles:
Media formats: text; images; audio; video; data
Disciplinary specialties: agriculture; aerospace engineering; watershed sciences; natural resources
Top publications: Journal of Indigenous Research (journal); Journal of Western Archives (journal); "Foundations of Wave Phenomena" (undergraduate thesis)
Percentage of journals that are peer reviewed: 1
Percentage of journals assessing article processing charges (APCs):
Internal partners: campus departments or programs; individual faculty; graduate students; undergraduate students
External partners:
Publishing platform(s): bepress (Digital Commons)
Digital preservation strategy: DPN; Amazon S3
Additional services: graphic design (print or web); copy-editing; cataloging; metadata; author copyright advisory; digitization